2025 NFL Rookie Rankings: Top 15 Tight Ends

An early look at our staff's top tight ends in the 2025 rookie class.

Footballguys Staff's 2025 NFL Rookie Rankings: Top 15 Tight Ends Footballguys Staff Published 01/28/2025

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RELATED: See our staff's top players at the offensive skill positions.
Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End

Recently, we asked the Footballguys staff for their top rookies at each position. Over the next several weeks, we'll get deeper into the 2025 draft class and release our massive 2025 Footballguys Rookie Guide after the Super Bowl. For now, here's a quick look at how our staff sees the tight end position.

Remember that it is early in the process. Showcase events like the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl will allow us to better compare these players, and the NFL Combine will add even more clarity.

Key

  • Rank: the player's rank at the position.
  • Pts: the number of points the player gained in the voting; the max changes based on how many staff members participated and how deep the voting was, but bigger numbers are always better.
  • Firsts: the number of first-place votes the player received from a staff member.
RankTight EndSchoolPtsFirsts
1Tyler WarrenPenn State989
2Colston LovelandMichigan901
3Harold Fannin Jr.Bowling Green810
4Mason TaylorLSU560
5Gunnar HelmTexas500
6Terrance FergusonOregon380
7Luke LacheyIowa330
8Elijah ArroyoMiami (Fla.)290
9Oronde Gadsden IISyracuse260
10Jake BriningstoolClemson160
11Mitchell EvansNotre Dame150
12Moliki MatavaoUCLA60
13Gee Scott JrOhio State50
14Maliq CarrHouston40
15Ben YurosekGeorgia30

 

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